Either through value add or naturally. 

This is just the nature of commercial loans. 

Gurus will have to switch to a new snake oil.   

That takes a little time to develop those resources - but they naturally come with experience.

I would suggest you be as genuine and natural as possible.

Its just kind of the nature of the beast and investing were over 50% of all homes are rentals its a different lifestyle than what we are used to at least on the west coast were maybe 10% of SFR's are rentals  renters rent apartments.

Given your focus on equity and scaling for future development, targeting properties where you can force appreciation through value add renovations seems like a natural fit.

You could reach out to the folks at The Nature Conservancy and they could provide additional info if that route sounds appealing.  

It would be a better investment to buy lithium or platinum, at least they have some uses in the battery and oil industries respectively; Gold has no use anywhere, it is just a shiny metal.

My response is not political in nature...I'm very interested in what DOGE can accomplish.